We had been looking for a warm approach that had the same look as Halogens for three or four years. Many we saw were very white and almost blue. Plus they didn’t have the strength we desired to illuminate artwork.
In the last year many new products have come into the market. This is not a green issue. This is an issue of progress regarding lighting.
Naked truth spoken. We use TCP Par 38 LED’s, Google it! Can I put my clothes back on yet? LOL
Green, schmeen. I don’t care either way. If I can get a light bulb that lowers my bills and puts out far less heat in the summer, I’m good with that.
I just demand a certain quality of light, and free light bulbs and free electricity won’t get me to put in lights that are blinding glaring white that I hate. I demand that warm yellow light quality that soft white incandescents display. If you say I can get that from these, then I’ll try one out.
OK, I’ve done a bit of a search and so far I’m not finding any TCP Par38 LED or Par30 bulbs with a color temperature of below 3000. They seem to be at 3000 when I like light below 2700. It just makes a big difference to my eyes.
Maybe someday they will get down to the color temperature I’m looking for. I can still get one just to see how it looks, but it seems to white for my preference.
Thanks though.